September 13, 2011

Fantastic! This is Jeremy from Texas, with a tattoo of my What to focus on drawing on his arm. Jeremy and friends were on a road trip to Orange County, and he decided to commemorate the whole event with a feel-good tattoo. As he puts it, "You [well, the tattoo] will literally be keeping me up in my spirits for the rest of my life." Focus on the happy! See the original drawing here.

More tattoos here. If you've got a tattoo of one of my drawings, I'd love to see it and share it on the blog, if you're okay with that. Email me at marcjohns [at] gmail [dot] com.

Thom did a great job of extracting all kinds of wisdom from me on the topic. I've never promoted myself as a creativity expert or a how-to-sell-your-art guru, because I am generally more interested in creating things rather than talking about creating. Although it seems like I could probably make more money if I did.

September 07, 2011

Antlers have been a recurring theme for me. It started out as a bit of a joke, but the joke's on me, as it is now a part of my work. I did a whole series like this two years ago (drum set, photocopier, boombox, gumball machine, all with antlers) - have a look. Antlers are a pretty awkward thing to add to any object. And awkwardness = amusing.

A note to bloggers and tumblrs: If you plan on posting these, please don't put up the whole series on your site. That's greedy! 3 or 4 or 5 is good, then put a link to this post. Thanks so much for spreading the word!

September 06, 2011

Ink and watercolour on paper, 8x10 inches. The original drawing is SOLD available.

We all have different 'faces' we put on, like the one we wear to job interviews, the one we wear at family get-togethers, and the one we wear when we are hanging out with best friends. Mr. Pembroke's happen to be acutely different from one another.

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Marc Johns makes drawings and puts them on this blog, and sometimes he makes them for people like National Geographic, Google, Wired, Newsweek, Tommy Hilfiger, and Harper Collins. He has a book called I MADE THESE DRAWINGS FOR YOU. Many of his fans have tattoos of his drawings.

He lives with his wife Kristen, two sons, and his drawer full of pens in Victoria, BC, Canada. Marc also finds it strange to talk about himself in the third person.Read more

You may blog my work, but always link back to this site (www.marcjohns.com). Please DO NOT remove my signature from them. And please don't put more than 5 images in one blog post without permission. Send your readers here to see more. Thanks!